Street Rod Ranger

[Hibs]

sweet build! and what kind of motorcycle's are those?

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

The drag bike is mid 70's Can Am 250. Runs on VP C16 (117 octane) very nice.

 

[Hibs]

nice, what does it run?

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

It doesn't pass current tech standards, and I didn't feel like changing it so that it would. I've only run it on the roads out at the farm and the old airstrip here. I don't want to bench race and estimate an ET, but it feels stronger than my ZX6 Ninja, Buell Cyclone 1200, or Triumph Super III Daytona.

It is super lightweight (never had on a scale, but I can lift both wheels off the ground by grabbing the backbone with one hand with the tank off. And stock made about 30rwhp. Since it won't run on anything even resembling a street fuel, I suspect its' had some work done. It feels stronger than any other 250 I've been around.

 

[danger88ranger]

If i could lead you in the right way on some bedsides, www.lmctruck.com sells replacement bedsides for your truck.

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

LMC only sells drivers side bedsides, for some odd reason. Fortunately I was able to find one remaining Ford passenger side searching through dealers with discontinued inventory. Unfortunately, they are in Ohio, and I am in Canada, and they will not ship to Canada. So, I am getting it sent to a coworker in Iowa, who is in turn shipping it to me. I'll be lucky to see it before spring.

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

Some weekend progress pics.

Saturday was spent setting up the new compressor.

Spent some time stripping and detailing the spindles.

Before:

After:

Also stopped in at the bodyshop and took a look at the cab. All the rust areas are dealt with except for the drivers cab corner (yuck). It should be done this week. So far, no filler has been applied, so it will be nice when its done.

 

[Hibs]

nice! how much was that compressor?

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

Bought it on sale for $1299 CDN. I figured that was a good deal for a made-in-USA 2 stage compressor rated for 50,000 hours at 100% duty cycle.

 

[ZMan]

Thats definitely a quality previous repair on that cab corner! LOL.

Did you have any rust behind your dash like I did?

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

Yeah, there was some in the corner of the windshield behind the dash. All fixed now though.

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

New cab corner is in, so the cab is now officially rust free. The box can now start getting the attention. Who would have thought bedsides would be so hard to get? Cost me way over $1000 to get the passenger one, and I am still trying to get the drivers side.

Shaved drip rails are evident here.

I ended up painting the frame, rear end, front i beams, etc myself with epoxy primer and urethane paint. That urethane paint definately shortened my lifespan. I was watching TV later in the holidays and found out it requires a fresh air supply, even a respirator isn't enough. I had a dust mask, and then a long term headache. At least it came out looking great.

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

And finally, a little assembly. Only parts reused were the I beams, radius arms, and spindles. Every wear part is new; bushings, ball joints, rotors, calipers, bearings, tie rods, etc.

Here's one side put together with I beam, radius arm, spindle and rotor.

second side to same stage

with brake caliper and steering hooked up.

And now, as it sits, with the brakes lines, front wheels, leaf springs, and powertrain installed. Front end is done except for sway bars and shocks.

 

[ZMan]

a dusk mask?! omg man...charcoal respirators are $20 and will do a fine job...fresh air is nice, but a charcoal will be just fine for doing little stuff now and then (though many pro painters don't even use fresh air)

Anywho, frame looks really good.

 

[feellnfroggy]

Absolutely impressive.